Bullen Middle

Summary:

Bullen Middle is a public middle school located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 693 students. The school is part of the Kenosha School District, which is ranked 352 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bullen Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin middle schools, ranking 556 out of 641 in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bullen Middle's academic performance, as measured by the Forward Exam, is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.02% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 54.1% statewide and 44.93% in the Kenosha School District. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 15.2% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 53.29% statewide and 37.14% in the district. Bullen Middle also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 38.2% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Bullen Middle to the nearby middle schools in the Kenosha School District, it is clear that Bullen is the lowest-performing school. For example, Mahone Middle and Lance Middle, which are both within a few miles of Bullen, significantly outperform Bullen in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The high rates of poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low performance of student subgroups at Bullen Middle suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges related to socioeconomic factors, access to resources, and student engagement.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2804 39th Ave
       Kenosha, WI  53144-1506


(262) 359-4460

District: Kenosha School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
556th of 641 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,527 Help


Students who attend Bullen Middle usually attend:

High:    Bradford High

Student/teacher ratio:  12.6 Help
Number of students:  693

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
45.2%
White:
29.4%
African American:
16.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  74.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bullen Middle ranks worse than 86.7% of middle schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Kenosha School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.59. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Bullen Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.2%), White (29.4%), African American (16.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 74.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bullen Middle is 12.6. 2 middle schools in the Kenosha School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bullen Middle is $13,527. 2 middle schools in the Kenosha School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bullen Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Bullen Middle 556th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Bullen Middle in the ranking list.)

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Kenosha School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Kenosha School District 352nd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bullen Middle

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Rank History for all students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 24.89 282nd 324 13.0%
2005 31.42 279th 332 16.0%
2006 44.07 289th 382 24.3%
2007 48.26 265th 366 27.6%
2008 32.51 435th 519 16.2%
2009 38.13 424th 521 18.6%
2010 44.21 399th 539 26.0%
2011 45.18 413th 549 24.8%
2012 45.36 418th 559 25.2%
2013 21.99 488th 569 14.2%
2014 24.32 495th 585 15.4%
2015 17.99 529th 612 13.6%
2016 20.16 517th 609 15.1%
2017 28.79 482nd 612 21.2%
2018 29.71 455th 579 21.4%
2019 32.82 445th 594 25.1%
2021 17.92 530th 613 13.5%
2022 15.80 544th 617 11.8%
2023 19.29 539th 640 15.8%
2024 15.59 556th 641 13.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 9.62 126th 129 2.3%
2024 27.03 112th 131 14.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.94 48th 140 65.7%
2019 50.20 54th 153 64.7%
2021 34.26 105th 138 23.9%
2022 35.39 108th 158 31.6%
2023 30.05 140th 170 17.6%
2024 21.22 164th 173 5.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.40 366th 417 12.2%
2019 20.77 368th 414 11.1%
2021 33.15 314th 437 28.1%
2022 26.98 334th 421 20.7%
2023 20.66 397th 439 9.6%
2024 21.42 366th 425 13.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.05 401st 489 18.0%
2019 36.88 340th 487 30.2%
2021 20.76 448th 499 10.2%
2022 16.39 480th 522 8.0%
2023 17.22 469th 525 10.7%
2024 14.56 479th 520 7.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.63 438th 551 20.5%
2019 37.07 403rd 557 27.6%
2021 20.36 485th 574 15.5%
2022 16.60 504th 576 12.5%
2023 19.38 479th 579 17.3%
2024 15.77 500th 580 13.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.28 424th 551 23.0%
2019 30.57 430th 557 22.8%
2021 18.59 497th 572 13.1%
2022 17.90 502nd 577 13.0%
2023 21.05 492nd 591 16.8%
2024 17.55 506th 585 13.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.90 51st 123 58.5%
2019 59.33 38th 127 70.1%
2021 39.59 76th 134 43.3%
2022 32.41 85th 125 32.0%
2023 40.64 71st 130 45.4%
2024 33.11 79th 118 33.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.01 146th 204 28.4%
2019 45.88 113th 209 45.9%
2021 32.77 165th 225 26.7%
2022 28.21 166th 221 24.9%
2023 29.28 169th 229 26.2%
2024 25.33 196th 239 18.0%
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Rank History for White students at Bullen Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.06 201st 375 46.4%
2019 40.91 246th 382 35.6%
2021 25.22 325th 393 17.3%
2022 21.70 339th 397 14.6%
2023 25.37 328th 412 20.4%
2024 17.12 357th 407 12.3%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Bullen Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 507 104 4 45 n/a n/a n/a 0 660
1989 505 97 4 46 n/a n/a n/a 0 652
1990 553 99 2 45 1 n/a n/a 0 700
1991 523 87 1 40 0 n/a n/a 0 651
1992 530 102 6 43 0 n/a n/a 0 681
1993 528 91 7 44 0 n/a n/a 0 670
1994 591 108 13 51 3 n/a n/a 0 766
1995 662 124 13 80 6 n/a n/a 0 885
1996 662 124 13 80 6 n/a n/a 0 885
1997 676 115 15 76 4 n/a n/a 0 886
1998 641 113 19 72 7 n/a n/a 0 852
1999 645 106 22 64 6 n/a n/a 0 843
2000 646 126 22 64 2 n/a n/a 0 860
2001 670 125 23 62 1 n/a n/a 0 881
2002 511 115 9 84 1 n/a n/a 0 720
2003 511 115 9 84 1 n/a n/a 0 720
2004 544 132 12 119 1 n/a n/a 0 808
2005 515 138 20 150 0 n/a n/a 0 823
2006 546 154 14 165 0 n/a n/a 0 879
2007 490 150 13 173 0 n/a n/a 0 826
2008 447 155 12 196 0 n/a n/a 0 810
2009 414 155 12 193 0 n/a n/a 0 774
2010 400 128 13 199 1 n/a n/a 0 741
2011 432 132 13 221 1 0 3 0 802
2012 430 135 13 242 1 0 7 0 828
2013 415 157 9 279 1 0 12 0 873
2014 382 158 6 284 1 0 15 0 846
2015 342 143 10 294 2 0 24 0 815
2016 296 134 8 273 1 0 30 0 742
2017 244 136 8 282 1 1 24 0 696
2018 233 138 5 273 0 1 27 0 677
2019 217 134 3 269 0 1 35 0 659
2020 237 140 4 301 1 0 38 0 721
2021 243 155 4 312 1 0 53 0 768
2022 224 156 5 324 2 0 54 0 765
2023 204 115 8 313 6 0 47 0 693

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bullen Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 660 46.2 14.2 20.6
1989 652 44.5 14.6 16.4
1990 700 52.0 13.4 17.6
1991 651 49.7 13.0 22
1992 681 49.3 13.8 18.2
1993 670 48.6 13.8 21
1994 766 51.4 14.9 21.3
1995 885 55.6 15.9 24
1996 885 55.6 15.9 24
1997 886 55.8 15.9 20.8
1998 852 56.2 15.2 21.8
1999 843 51.2 16.5 26.7
2000 860 57.3 15.0 27.9
2001 881 59.3 14.9 26.9
2002 720 65.2 11.0 33.2
2003 720 65.2 11.0 33.2
2004 808 56.9 14.2 37.4
2005 823 61.8 13.3 n/a
2006 879 63.2 13.9 n/a
2007 826 57.5 14.4 43
2008 810 52.2 15.5 45.4
2009 774 48.5 16.0 46.4
2010 741 48.0 15.4 49.4
2011 802 49.6 16.1 53.2
2012 828 51.0 16.2 52.8
2013 873 41.5 21.0 57.7
2014 846 50.0 16.9 61.9
2015 815 n/a n/a 74.5
2016 742 49.0 15.1 64.8
2017 696 52.0 13.3 71.8
2018 677 53.3 12.6 67.1
2019 659 49.3 13.3 73.9
2020 721 54.3 13.2 78.2
2021 768 57.3 13.3 77.1
2022 765 54.5 14.0 71
2023 693 55.0 12.6 74.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bullen Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 660 46.2 14.2 20.6
1989 652 44.5 14.6 16.4
1990 700 52.0 13.4 17.6
1991 651 49.7 13.0 22
1992 681 49.3 13.8 18.2
1993 670 48.6 13.8 21
1994 766 51.4 14.9 21.3
1995 885 55.6 15.9 24
1996 885 55.6 15.9 24
1997 886 55.8 15.9 20.8
1998 852 56.2 15.2 21.8
1999 843 51.2 16.5 26.7
2000 860 57.3 15.0 27.9
2001 881 59.3 14.9 26.9
2002 720 65.2 11.0 33.2
2003 720 65.2 11.0 33.2
2004 808 56.9 14.2 37.4
2005 823 61.8 13.3 n/a
2006 879 63.2 13.9 n/a
2007 826 57.5 14.4 43
2008 810 52.2 15.5 45.4
2009 774 48.5 16.0 46.4
2010 741 48.0 15.4 49.4
2011 802 49.6 16.1 53.2
2012 828 51.0 16.2 52.8
2013 873 41.5 21.0 57.7
2014 846 50.0 16.9 61.9
2015 815 n/a n/a 74.5
2016 742 49.0 15.1 64.8
2017 696 52.0 13.3 71.8
2018 677 53.3 12.6 67.1
2019 659 49.3 13.3 73.9
2020 721 54.3 13.2 78.2
2021 768 57.3 13.3 77.1
2022 765 54.5 14.0 71
2023 693 55.0 12.6 74.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bullen Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $985 (7.0%) $13,002 (93.0%) $13,988
2020 $796 (6.2%) $11,956 (93.8%) $12,752
2021 $1,164 (8.6%) $12,362 (91.4%) $13,527

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bullen Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 445th of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 539th of 640 Middle schools
 9.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bullen Middle)2628.4
 2.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Kenosha School District)35.535.1
 0.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)41.740.6
 1.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Bullen Middle)27.525.6
 1.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Kenosha School District)35.828.7
 7.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)43.542.6
 0.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bullen Middle)42.925.7
 17.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Kenosha School District)45.536.9
 8.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Bullen Middle)28.416.6
 11.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Kenosha School District)3226.5
 5.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Bullen Middle)28.819.2
 9.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Kenosha School District)35.531.3
 4.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Bullen Middle)43.99.5
 34.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Kenosha School District)3619.3
 16.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Bullen Middle)35.735.3
 0.4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Kenosha School District)48.752.1
 3.3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Bullen Middle)35.125.2
 9.9%
   8th Grade Science (Kenosha School District)49.839.7
 10.1%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students659693
 5.2%
African American134115
 14.2%
American Indian06
Asian38
 166.7%
Hispanic269313
 16.4%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White217204
 6%
Two or More Races3547
 34.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.9%74.9%
 1%


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Students at Bullen Middle are 45% Hispanic, 29% White, 17% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Bullen Middle usually go on to attend Bradford High

In the 2022-23 school year, 693 students attended Bullen Middle.

Bullen Middle ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Wisconsin middle schools.


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